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10 proposals Americans supported in recent polls

By Ryan Teague Beckwith, Digital First Media

Posted:
01/07/2013 07:59:38 AM PST

Updated:
01/07/2013 08:19:38 AM PST

A sign is posted for an upcoming gun show, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, in Leesport, Pa. Gun advocates aren't backing down from their insistence on the right to keep and bear arms. But heightened sensitivities and raw nerves since the Newtown, Conn. shooting are softening displays at gun shows and even leading officials and sponsors to cancel the popular exhibitions altogether. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (The Associated Press)

70 percent: Allow illegal immigrants brought as children to stay

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Supporters of the DREAM Act wait to be arrested outside the White House in 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

In a December survey, 70 percent supported allowing illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to obtain work permits and not be deported. (Quinnipiac University, 1,949 adults, Nov. 28-Dec. 3, margin of error +/-2.2 percentage points)

65 percent: Cut spending and raise taxes to reduce deficit

In a December survey, 65 percent said the best way to reduce the federal budget deficit is by a combination of cutting spending and increasing taxes. (Washington Post-ABC News, 1,002 adults, Dec. 13-16, +/- 4.5 percentage points)